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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Wooden Storage Crate

One day my wife says she has had it. She's tired of not having enough storage.

I can relate. I know the frustration of having odds and ends with no place to put them. When I finally break down and just put something somewhere, I tell myself surely I'll remember that I put that odd ball thing there.

Yeah right!

Two weeks later I'm asking my wife if she knows where that great place was that I stuck that thing.

Nope.

That is the only response I get. Sometimes I feel lucky to only get that.

We were at the store the other day and she saw some wooden crates on sale. "Ooh!" she says. "I want these."

"We're not buying those." I insist.

"Why not?" comes the response.

"Because I can make as many of those as you want. They're just pieces of wood glued and tacked together."

"Fine." she says, "I'll take 20!"

DIY: Wooden Storage Crate

Use
caution working with solid lumber wider than 1x6's. Especially soft
woods such as pine. I find they show a greater propensity to warp,
twist and cup. Gluing boards side by side, otherwise known as a glue
up, will offer greater stability across the project.

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